Tokyo Disney Resort Merchandise: The Popular
and the Wacky!

When I traveled to Japan to visit
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, I was interested to
see how the experience would be different from visiting the
Disney theme parks in California and Florida. One
surprisingly fascinating difference was the merchandise that
I encountered.

The hottest accessories at the Tokyo Disney theme
parks

Stepping into the Disney Resort Line monorail for the first
time, I noticed a group of girls wearing plush hats that
were somewhat reminiscent of the famous Mickey Mouse ears.
The hats bore the face of a Disney character on the front,
and, on the back of the hat, the character’s tiny plush body
comically dangled from the rim. That was not the last that I
would see of these unusual hats. At Tokyo Disney Resort,
they were everywhere!

Mickey Mouse ears

Other popular accessories at the Tokyo theme parks were
hooded towels with Mickey, Minnie, and Donald themes. They
looked like a summertime item, great for keeping the rays
off of one’s head and shoulders, but people also used them
as rainy day wear, either alone or in combination with
umbrellas.

Hooded Mickey and Donald-themed
towels

Possibly the most popular items were FASTPASS holders. The
FASTPASS holders were offered in a large selection of
Disney-themed styles. The fronts were purely decorative, but
the back featured a slot into which FASTPASSES could be
slipped until it was time for them to be used.

FASTPASS holders

To say that Mickey’s bear, Duffy, is extremely popular in
Japan is almost an understatement. A number of people, from
children through young adults, carried Duffy bears in their
arms or their backpacks. Duffy purses were also popular
among people of all ages.

Little boy with his Duffy bag

In the gift shops

Browsing the Tokyo Disney Resort gift shops was an
entertaining experience. I spent over an hour in the
resort’s huge Bon Voyage store. The shop had a large
assortment of the charms that I’d seen hanging from people’s
bags, backpacks, and cell phones.

An assortment of Disney charms

There was a tremendous selection of small Disney towels,
because people in Japan often carry a hand towel with them.

Disney hand
towels

There were car accessories, including replicas of the
Mickey-themed handles seen in the Tokyo Disney Resort
Cruisers (shuttle buses).

Of course, there were Disney chopsticks.

Disney chopsticks

Really?

There were also some unexpected items in the gift shops. My
favorites were Disney-character-tail lint rollers…

…and colorful Disney-themed cotton swabs!

What I took home

I couldn’t resist picking up a few souvenirs, among them:
postcards, magnets, a ceramic cup, and a Tokyo Disney Resort
water bottle holder. If I’d had a bigger budget, I would
have come home with much more. What would you like to buy at
Tokyo Disney Resort?

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